We are in the Champasak province, in the south of the Lao PDR.
We took a small tour today, going around the Boulevan Plateau - an area famous for its waterfalls and coffee plantations.
It was a successful day: the coffee was so nice that we bought some to bring home with us (if it fits in the backpack, that is) - however, I could not help but notice that it was made with Italian coffee machines!
The waterfalls were also very nice, we stopped at 3 of them - one of which was a beautiful background for our lunch.
We also stopped at a couple of villages but that bit I did not really like: I personally would not like someone walking around my area taking pictures of my house and the kids in these villages are so used to this that they come to you with their hands open. We asked if we could have a tour without the village visit but it was not possible, so we stood on the side of the road being as respectful as possible but still feeling very awkward.
We also witnessed a very ordinary day in Laos: two trucks rolled over (we got there after it had happened), the whole road was close. Two policemen showed up but the main gig was a massive digger that basically flattered a side area next to the trucks so the cars (and tractors, motorbikes and everything on wheels in Laos) could keep on flowing. Hope the drivers are okay!
The tour took the whole day, some people cover it in motorbikes over a few days but we are running out of days so that was the best way to do it.
One more night in sleepy Pakse, a town on the Mekong river. One more beef noodle soup tomorrow for breakfast (am trying to blend it with the locals!) and off to a place called 4000islands tomorrow.
We took a small tour today, going around the Boulevan Plateau - an area famous for its waterfalls and coffee plantations.
It was a successful day: the coffee was so nice that we bought some to bring home with us (if it fits in the backpack, that is) - however, I could not help but notice that it was made with Italian coffee machines!
The waterfalls were also very nice, we stopped at 3 of them - one of which was a beautiful background for our lunch.
We also stopped at a couple of villages but that bit I did not really like: I personally would not like someone walking around my area taking pictures of my house and the kids in these villages are so used to this that they come to you with their hands open. We asked if we could have a tour without the village visit but it was not possible, so we stood on the side of the road being as respectful as possible but still feeling very awkward.
We also witnessed a very ordinary day in Laos: two trucks rolled over (we got there after it had happened), the whole road was close. Two policemen showed up but the main gig was a massive digger that basically flattered a side area next to the trucks so the cars (and tractors, motorbikes and everything on wheels in Laos) could keep on flowing. Hope the drivers are okay!
The tour took the whole day, some people cover it in motorbikes over a few days but we are running out of days so that was the best way to do it.
One more night in sleepy Pakse, a town on the Mekong river. One more beef noodle soup tomorrow for breakfast (am trying to blend it with the locals!) and off to a place called 4000islands tomorrow.
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